<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-12-028539.txt : 20121010
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20121010163253
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-12-028539
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121005
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121010
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121010

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Goldfarb Jeffrey David
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001465338

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-18183
		FILM NUMBER:		121138016

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		G-III APPAREL
		STREET 2:		512 SEVENTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10018

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000821002
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	APPAREL & OTHER FINISHED PRODS OF FABRICS & SIMILAR MATERIAL [2300]
		IRS NUMBER:				411590959
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		512 SEVENTH AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10018
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2126298830

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		512 SEVENTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10018

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ANTE CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19891120
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        <issuerName>G III APPAREL GROUP LTD /DE/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GIII</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Goldfarb Jeffrey David</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>512 SEVENTH AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10018</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>Dir. of Business Develop.</otherText>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2012-10-05</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>30000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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                    <value>A</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>196453</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>12448</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Amanda Julie Goldfarb 2007 Trust</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Ryan Gabriel Goldfarb 2009 Trust</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">The above-named person will be entitled to receive these shares of our common stock only if (a) the average closing price per share of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market is $42.78 (which is 15% above the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date of grant) or higher over a twenty consecutive trading day period during the five-year period commencing on October 6, 2012 and ending on October 5, 2017 and (b) our consolidated earnings after taxes, as adjusted for acquisition costs, exceeds $53 million in any of the fiscal years ending January 31, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 or 2017. In addition, the right to receive these shares of common stock will become vested at an annual rate of 25% beginning on the second anniversary of the date of grant.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jeffrey Goldfarb</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-10-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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